Dave Scott was on target about paying your own health care and retirement. But your bigger and more immediate concern is making your payroll tax payments on time. If you get behind with payroll taxes then you will sooner or later find out how unforgiving the IRS realy is. The penalties and interest can be killers.

having read these posts, there are several great replies.one area you are missing is an internet ad? webb advertising with the right company puts your name in front of people that can AFFORD your services.bob

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What other fees are included in this? Is that the debit card rate or credit card?

We can get your rates down to as low as .65% with the proper equipment in the field.

The thing you have to be careful of is that they say one rate and when you get your statement it says something different. Ask them about Non-Qual and Mid-Qual transactions and the rates for them as a lot of your transactions will fall into this category if you are not swiping and the various cards out there.

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Well then , lets go for round two! This is a great question, for the simple fact that, it's the first thing a guy wants to know if he' s serious about getting in this business!!! Just what do I do? This should be one of the top asked and answered questions in my book! I can literally make or break you. Why is it so many trappers fail when they get into this business? I mean, they're good trappers, right? Someone answer this for all of us and lets get this question rollin' again!

An unskilled trapper won't last long at all. But a mediocre to average trapper with a good operating system and business management skills will still be in business long after a great trapper who lacks either a good operating system or business management skills has closed his doors.

Even being the very best at catching animals is not enough. In my opinion most companies/individuals who fail at wildlife damage control do so because they lack the skills or tools to succesfully run their business.

I think the biggest thing for me, if I was to give any advice would be to understand that the trapping and business skills have to be in place, as well as equipment, insurance, licences and all of that but that in the begining its not about taking calls and solving customers problems. Its about spending every living moment advertising, getting your info out there and finding ways to market yourself.

In short, what I am trying top say is to be successful you have to have skills to do ADC, but just as important is that you have to be a marketing guru as well.